Summary:
In January 2019, 12 cases were registered with the economic offences wing (EOW) of the city police as compared to eight last year. Mumbai saw a drop in cases of extortion, molestation, rape of minors, theft, motor vehicle theft, and rioting in the month of January this year, as compared to last year. A deeper analysis reveals that cases of hacking, sending obscene emails and messages and debit card/credit card fraud have all seen a downward trend this year. As compared to 53 cases of debit/credit card fraud last year, this year saw just 37; 24 cases of sending obscene emails were registered this year, as against 31 last year. "It's a positive sign that crimes against women, cyber crimes, and cases of extortion, thefts and rioting have seen a downward trend in January this year..